It took just two words to confirm Manchester’s new chilling financial reality: The city has a £20m problem that ‘isn’t going ...

EDITORIAL NOTE: this article has been amended to reflect the council cutting more than 550 posts, not more than 550 staff.

Fife Council's minority Labour administration has officially unveiled its budget proposals for the coming year.

The UK does not have executive orders like the US. But there are still ways for the government to administratively act ...

Analysts warned the Chancellor her split between spending cuts and higher taxes was "similar to that seen in unsuccessful ...

Next Wednesday councillors will be asked to sign off the council’s budget for the new financial year, writes ​deputy leader ...

In a submission to the Treasury's spending review, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned authorities are facing an ...

Kent’s biggest and most beleaguered local authority agreed a balanced budget yesterday afternoon (February 13) – but its ...

East Sussex County Council has agreed to spend £579.6 million on services in the next financial year but it warned council tax will rise to balance the books.

KIRKLEES Council’s draft budget has been condemned as a “reckless gamble” at a time when households are struggling.

Rachel Reeves' attempts to shore up the public finances through tax hikes are "unlikely to succeed," according to Oxford Economics.